{"product_id":"here-we-are-to-migrate-to-america-its-the-boldest-act-of-ones-life-paperback","title":"Here We Are: To Migrate to America... It's the Boldest Act of One's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAarti Namdev Shahani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere We Are \u003c\/i\u003eis a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family's American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shahanis came to Queens--from India, by way of Casablanca--in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; and the strength of a family determined to stay together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of Aarti, the precocious scholarship kid at one of Manhattan's most elite prep schools, and her dad, the shopkeeper who mistakenly sells watches and calculators to the notorious Cali drug cartel. Together, the two represent the extremes that coexist in our country, even within a single family, and a truth about immigrants that gets lost in the headlines. It isn't a matter of good or evil; it's complicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, \u003ci\u003eHere We Are\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age story, a love letter from an outspoken modern daughter to her soft-spoken Old World father. She never expected they'd become best friends.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAarti Namdev Shahani\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of memoir \u003ci\u003eHere We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a correspondent for NPR based in Silicon Valley, covering the largest companies on earth. Her reporting has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Investigative Reporters \u0026amp; Editors Award. Before journalism, Shahani was a community organizer in New York City, helping prisoners and families facing deportation. Her activism was honored by the Union Square Awards and Legal Aid Society. She received a Master's in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, with generous support from the university and the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. She completed her bachelor's degree in anthropology at the University of Chicago. She was among the youngest recipients of the Charles H. Revson Fellowship at Columbia University and is an alumna of A Better Chance, Inc. Shahani grew up in Flushing, Queens--in one of the most diverse zip codes in the country--and believes every American should visit her hometown to understand what makes America great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759953314080,"sku":"9781250204745","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7992ecf103cb0ba8edb59f1300423592.webp?v=1780166992","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/here-we-are-to-migrate-to-america-its-the-boldest-act-of-ones-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}